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Morne Morkel (Photo by Josh Chadwick/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Morne Morkel, India’s bowling coach, believes that while Nitish Reddy can deliver “magical” balls, the batting all-rounder needs to increase his bowling workload to enhance his overall contribution in the forthcoming five-Test England series.Having scored a Test century against Australia at the MCG during last year’s…

“Have you ever met your namesake?” Maxwell Swaminathan smiled, and shyly replied, “Yes, I did meet Glenn Maxwell once…” A couple of years ago, in a Mumbai Indians’ nets session during the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Mumbai-based off-spin all-rounder bumped into the Australian superstar and ended up taking his autograph. Though it was a…

Steve Smith of Australia (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: In the high-stakes setting of the 2025 ICC World Test Championship Final at Lord’s, Steve Smith added another remarkable milestone to his glittering career. The Australian batter scored a resilient 66 off 112 balls, laced with 10 boundaries, on Day One against South Africa,…

Nitish Reddy can produce “magical” deliveries, but India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel wants the batting all-rounder to bowl more overs to complement his primary skill-set of batting in the upcoming five-Test series against England. Reddy, who scored a Test hundred against Australia at the MCG in last year’s ‘Boxing Day’ Test is fighting for a…

Kagiso Rabada became the second bowler to pick a five-wicket haul in a World Test Championship (WTC) final during the WTC summit clash against Australia at Lord’s in London on Wednesday. Rabada finished with figures of 5/51 in 15.4 overs as Australia was bowled out for 212 after South Africa elected to bowl on the…

India’s Tilak Varma climbed one spot to third in the ICC Men’s T20I batting rankings, while spinners Varun Chakaravarthy and Ravi Bishnoi held on to the third and seventh positions respectively in the latest bowling chart released on Wednesday. Tilak now has 804 rating points, behind compatriot Abhishek Sharma, who is placed second. Australia’s Travis…

Ravi Shastri and Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri got emotional on Wednesday while reflecting on Virat Kohli’s retirement from Test cricket. Shastri, who shared a successful tenure with Kohli during his captaincy, witnessing several memorable series wins, said the star batter’s exit could have been managed more thoughtfully.Kohli,…

Jay Shah (Photo Credit: X) NEW DELHI: The 2025 ICC World Test Championship Final got a fitting and ceremonial start as ICC chair Jay Shah rang the iconic bell at Lord’s on Wednesday. Calling it a “privilege,” Shah took to the social media platform X to express his honour, writing: “A privilege to ring the…

Australia’s Steve Smith broke the record for scoring the most runs in Tests by a visiting batter at Lord’s Cricket Ground during the opening day of the World Test Championship (WTC) final against South Africa. Smith went past Australian Warren Bardsley’s tally of 575 runs at the Home of Cricket to achieve the feat. During…

Left-handed batter Tilak Varma is set to represent Hampshire in the County Championship after being approached by the English club, the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) said on Wednesday. The 22-year-old, who hails from Hyderabad and represents Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League, has featured in 25 T20Is and four ODIs for India, scoring 749…